North Hopkins has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 54-51 heartbreaker at the hands of the Cooper Bulldogs. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Panthers have suffered against the Bulldogs since December 7, 2018.
Leading Cooper to victory were Marilynn Wilkerson and Leddy Murray. Wilkerson dropped a double-double on 23 points and 13 rebounds, while Murray almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine steals. Those 14 points gave Murray a new career-high.
North Hopkins' defeat dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Cooper, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-10.
North Hopkins and Cumby will compete for holiday cheer at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cooper will take on Yantis in a holiday battle at at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cooper is facing Yantis at the right time seeing as Yantis is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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